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As the saying goes, one pregnancy makes you stupid for three years. Hei Husband didn’t believe it before, but now he believes it. Since giving birth to the baby, his wife has really become a bit stupid...

She used to be thoughtful, but now she only cares about her son. She will even look at the baby for half an hour. Mother and son look at each other and giggle. She often forgets some small things, and even says some things to Hei Husband that she could not say when she was smart in the past. .

For example, today, when Hei Fu was about to set off to the north again, when she tied up Hei Fu's armor with her own hands, she actually told him naggingly: Even if the young master delays the army rations again, my beloved, don't punish him in front of everyone, and report the truth back to your majesty. Just make a decision, don’t do what Sima Rangju did!”

What Ye Zijin calls Sima Ranju's incident refers to the Spring and Autumn Period, when Qi Jinggong appointed Sima Ranju as a general and sent his favorite Zhuang Jia to supervise the army. Sima Ranju and Zhuang Jia agreed to meet at the camp gate at noon the next day and set off.

As a result, Zhuang Jia didn't arrive until the afternoon of the next day after drinking, so Sima Ranju brought out the military law, chopped off his head on the spot, and notified the three armies to establish his authority. The soldiers were stunned.

Qi Jinggong was shocked when he heard the news, so he asked the envoy to stop him. As a result, he drove into the camp without authorization and galloped in front of the army. Sima Ranju told him that he should be killed according to the law. He thought that the envoy had the emperor's order, so he only cut the right side of the envoy's car. …

Jinggong wanted to rely on Sima Ranju to retreat from the enemy. Although he did not make things difficult for him face to face, many years later, when Sima Ranju was old and useless, Jinggong retreated and Sima Ranju became ill and died...

In Ye Zijin's view, the eldest son Fusu was sent by the First Emperor to supervise the Northern Army. It seemed to be a sign of trust in Heifu, but in fact it was a trouble.

Qin Shihuang had been emperor for more than three years, and Fusu had been crowned emperor for one year, but he had never been appointed crown prince. This sent an unusual signal.

The imperial court has been speculating on this for a day or two. Some people may think that the emperor wants to live forever, so there is no need to establish an heir. Some people also believe that Fusu's mother's family belongs to the Chu royal family, and her uncle Changping Jun once rebelled against the country and became the king of Chu. He was hated by Qin Shihuang and he had lost the possibility of succeeding to the throne. Some people are also sure that Qin Shihuang just didn't like Fusu's character very much and wanted to gain more experience. For this reason, there were many speculators who wanted to get close to Fusu to achieve their own goals.

But Ye Zijin regards this as a thunder pond. The emperor is still strong, and it is really taboo for a general to associate with the young master. Even if Qin Shihuang arranged for Fusu to go to the north for training, Heifu should keep an appropriate distance from him and not be too close to him, but he should not offend or enmity.

Hei Fu couldn't help rolling his eyes: Is your husband that stupid?

Besides, Sima Ranju did this to establish his authority, and I don't have to do this.

Didn't my beloved just a few days ago scold the young master for being late in front of the generals and civilians, and teach the young master the art of war?

She was even worried that this matter might have angered the eldest son, and he might have secretly remembered it in his heart!

Mr. Hei Fu Shao could not help but comfort his wife: Although he is kind-hearted, he is not the kind of narrow-minded young master who cannot listen to advice.

Ye Zijin shook his head: My beloved and the eldest son have only met a few times and had a brief exchange of words. How can we determine what kind of person he is?

When his wife said this, Heifu remembered what happened when Fusu and the fifteen thousand civilians arrived in Yiqu City a few days ago...

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The prince supervising the army is different from the ordinary ministers supervising the army. When the eldest prince comes to Yiqu City, the county guard, the county magistrate, the censor and other officials must hold a banquet to receive him.

Although Fusu was kind-hearted, he had been educated by a young master since he was a child. He behaved well and spoke well. He also took the initiative to ask Heifu to take him to worship at the Xun Temple, Jingbian Temple and the Loyal Soldiers Cemetery.

Jingbian Temple and Loyalty Cemetery are the works of Heifu. They started from Nanjun and were completed in Beidi. Now they are spread all over Guanzhong and border counties. As for the Xun Temple, it was Li Si's suggestion to build it. Currently it only exists in Guanxi. It enshrines Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Bai Qi, Meng Ao and other generals and prime ministers who have made outstanding contributions to the unification of the Qin Dynasty. However, currently only These people entered the temple, and the merits and demerits of Gan Mao, Wei Ran, Fan Ju and others are still controversial.

This was also the reason why the First Emperor, in order to maintain the balance between Qin and the people of the old six kingdoms, restored the reputation of enemy generals like Li Mu in the Jingbian Temple, and the Xun Temple was used to take care of the needs of Qin's military nobles. Wang Jian will definitely be selected a hundred years later. Heifu secretly guessed that Tingwei Li Si must also hope that he can enter the temple after his death.

Heifu had heard that Prince Fusu was very much admired by the Mohists. He seemed to have absorbed the Mohists' ideas of frugal burial, non-attack, and universal love, which opposed war, as well as Huang Lao's ideas of resting with the people. But when worshiping at Jingbian Temple, he put aside his personal likes and dislikes and behaved very officially, strictly and without any slights...

Only after the worship was over, Fusu privately told Heifu something. This was the first time the two had an in-depth conversation after the minor conflict midway.

Fusu said: According to General Wei's suggestion, my father ordered all the soldiers and horses to go out, and the officials led the soldiers and civilians to worship the Jingbian Temple and tell the deeds of the five sages who led the Xia Dynasty to open the border. The officers and soldiers of Guanxi and the Rong Di Za was deeply moved when he heard about Yu Yu and Sima Cuo. The fifty thousand Yan and Zhao Minfu who were going to transport grain to the north were also slightly moved when they heard about Li Mu and Qin Kai. But one hundred thousand from the Central Plains There was very little response from the people, and 90% of them had never even heard of the names of these five people.

This is indeed an embarrassing problem in Jingbian Temple. It can arouse the people of Yan, Zhao and Qin who were close to Hu Rong and suffered from plunder. In this war against the Xiongnu, the common people share the same enemy and complain less about the imperial court. .

But to the ears of the people of Wei, Han, and Chu, two questions were written all over their faces: Who are these five people? Beating up barbarians is none of my business?

So in the eyes of the people in the three places, they just think of it as hard labor...

Heifu was also helpless about this. At that time, he originally thought of recruiting one person from one country. Unfortunately, South Korea was located in the Central Plains and had no chance to fight foreign wars. Wei did have an ancestor, Wei Xian's son Wei Shu, who once defeated the Rong people, but his achievements could not be compared with those five people. And how could an ordinary Wei person know who Wei Shu was?

The same goes for the Chu State. Although Chu captured a lot of territory from the Yue people in the south, it was done slowly and there was no one-time achievement. At most, Wu Qi, who moved south to raise the country and built strong gates, is included. But the big shots in the imperial court believed that Wu Qi was not qualified. He was not even from the Chu State, and his reputation within the Chu State was not very good...

So that’s all we can do first.

The question raised by Fusu was very pointed, so Heifu simply talked about the origin of this war.

Young Master's words are clear to me. People in the Central Plains don't understand the sufferings in the border areas, because the Central Plains and the border areas used to belong to two countries, and the neighboring countries were invaded by barbarians. When the people in the Central Plains heard about it, they would sigh a few words, But he soon forgot, let alone felt that he had the responsibility to fight against the invaders together with the people from neighboring countries. But this is like a fire next door. If you don't save yourself, you will be in danger. If the whole house is burned down, if the barbarian horse hoofs Now that we have reached the river, it will be the Central Plains’ turn to suffer. By then, the situation that China faced hundreds of years ago may be repeated.”

This is not a conjecture, this is a prediction!

Hu Zhe is a serious trouble in Zhongxia. It is precisely because of this that Your Majesty decided to eliminate the Xiongnu in one fell swoop to nip the trouble in the bud. It was not just to show off the merits.

Now, the sea is unified, and all the people in the world are the subjects of the First Emperor. The law states that all those who are over seventeen years old are responsible for serving the country. Therefore, your Majesty has conquered 300,000 people this time. When people attack the Huns, they use 150,000 people from Guanzhong as soldiers and 150,000 people from Guandong as civilians. Regardless of whether the civilians can understand the significance of this battle or whether they are willing to go north, the law of the country is the law of the country and cannot be ignored in the slightest. What's more, even if you don't If they go to the frontier fortress, they will also serve in Xianyang.

Soldiers need to eat food and concentrate on fighting. There are no trains or cars to transport things these days, so logistics can only rely on humans and animals.

The civilians must definitely be conquered. If all the Qin people in Guanxi are conquered, the burden will be too heavy for them. They will definitely feel that Jingbian is the responsibility of the whole world, isn't it? Why did the Qin people do all the fighting and transportation of grain, while the Guandong people only had to do some work of moving bricks in Xianyang?

I'm afraid it's not Kanto that's complaining at that time, but Kansai!

Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, and the Qin soldiers flattened the palaces of the six kingdoms. Of course, there will be a conqueror's mentality that will not disappear in a short time, and the advantages in policy and status will last for a long time.

This is the reality before us. As a ruler, it is not easy to level this bowl of water, and it is even more difficult to truly achieve unity among the people.

This is also the reason why Heifu advocated launching troops against the Huns. If he wanted to achieve national reunification, he could either resist foreign humiliation or expand abroad to earn war dividends.

Perhaps when this war is over and people from the east and west are stationed in frontier fortresses and garrisoned in the fields, and face the troops outside the wall together, they will put aside their past grudges and fight side by side with swords... he thought to himself.

What General Wei means is that those who have a country and a family are not worried about being few but about inequality...

After listening to Heifu's words, Fusu thought thoughtfully, and finally shook his head: Fusu has been taught, but I think that the balance created by making the people uneasy is not the real balance! Although the border barbarians are a There are hidden dangers, but they don’t dare to invade the border. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to let the world rest for ten years before starting war and talk about expanding the border to the west?”

Fusu finally expressed his thoughts. The world was still uncertain and Guizhou had not gathered yet. The use of troops at this time was actually creating unrest!

The blameless man did not take the blame. He said: Master, don't you hear the old Qin people in Yongdi have a song, 'I would rather go to the north of the Great Wall to garrison than go to the south of the Yangtze River!' With all due respect, if there is no westward expansion, there will be a southern expedition. When the time comes, What the people of the Central Plains have to face is not a straight road that has been repaired, nor a woolen sweater that can be regretfully blocked, but Lingnan, which is full of smoke and water poisons are rampant. Ten times more…”

The lesser of two evils?

Fusu suddenly realized that the war decision was ultimately made by his father. At this time the year before last, Qin Shi Huang indeed had the intention to use troops in Lingnan. He changed his mind after being attracted by Heifu's proposal to expand the west.

It's Fusu who talks too much.

After saying that, he sighed and walked away, not knowing whether he understood or not...

After just taking a few steps, he looked back and said seriously: General Wei, don't worry. After leaving the fortress tomorrow, Fusu will not be delayed again while supervising the army!

Looking back now, Heifu secretly said: This young master looks compassionate and kind to others. Politically, he doesn't like Legalism. Instead, he likes the things of Huang Lao, Confucianism, and Mohism. What's even more exaggerated is that he actually cares about Guandong Guizhou. . If it is true, he has a personality completely opposite to that of the emperor, and he makes no secret of it. He is simply a political idiot. No wonder he is not liked by Qin Shihuang...

If, as Ye Zijin feared, all of this was just an act, that would be terrible.

He shook his head, pushing these thoughts away.

Didn't Madam say, to judge a person, you must observe his words and actions. You will know for yourself what kind of person the young master is after leaving the fortress!

Is he a true gentleman or a hypocrite?

Can he become the resolute, courageous, ruthless and ruthless person that Qin Shi Huang hoped for, or will he stick to the concept of benevolence and generosity?

The black husband will listen to his wife's advice and keep an appropriate distance from her. As for whether it will change or not, it depends on fate.

While thinking about it, Heifu took his wife and son in his arms and kissed them each.

I'm going out again!

He looked at his son who cried loudly after being poked by his beard and smiled.

Last time, my wife used the embroidered bag to pray that I would be safe and sound. This time, she added my son's name as a blessing.

Heifu hugged his son tightly again and said reluctantly:

You think so or not? Wei Polu!